An ex-alcoholic mother and a traumatised daughter during lockdown. Superb, understated writing.
Tag: Irish
When We Were Silent
When We Were Silent is a raging, screaming #MeToo. It’s also very well written: well constructed and vivid, with strong characters and plot.
The Hunter
Another episode of American ex-cop Cal Hooper in rural Ireland. Intelligent, insightful and well written. French gets better all the time.
The Wren, The Wren
The Wren, The Wren is not a narrative of grand events but an exploration of the intricate threads that bind couples and families.
Scenes of a Graphic Nature
A clever, perceptive, well written and very readable novel about Ireland, history, lies and stories.
White City
Moving and well written story of family dysfunction, the corruption of wealth and a life shattered by a series of poor decisions.
Life Sentences
A long and unrelenting story of miserable poverty, hard work and bare survival. It’s miserable to read, too, despite often lyrical prose.
A Good Father
Des is a good father. He loves his wife and children more than anything. So much that he’s determined to take care of them, once and for all.
Love
Love between friends, between parents and children, between spouses. And that weird, unreliable, deceptive kind of love — being ‘in love’.